gathering
noun
an assembly or meeting.
gatherings
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pluralof gathering.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thousands of security personnel were deployed in central Delhi on Friday, with police warning protesters to stay away, citing orders restricting public gatherings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“When you have private parties and gatherings, we talk about prepping: ‘Do you prep, do you not prep?’ ” said Mortensen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Trans*cendent is something between a public and private event, emphasizing music and dancing, creating community gatherings held in secret locations which are announced hours before the party to ticketholders only.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The case returned to Belfast's Court of Appeal after UK government-led talks ended last week without agreement and rival gatherings in Portadown at the weekend passed without major incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
When we called meetings to discuss our griev-ances and later had news sessions to discuss what we had learned from the paper, the PAC boycotted these gatherings.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
